Welcome to
Hamilton County!
Welcometo the home page of the original Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society. The HCTGS is an Internet based society that was formed April 17, 2001 by a group of enthusiastic genealogists who wanted to share their knowledge of Hamilton County with others on the Internet and provide a forum for fellow researchers interested in the genealogy and history of Hamilton County Tennessee. There is a wealth of information on our website with more being continuously added. If you have Hamilton County information you would like to share on this site, please submit it to the address below. We hope you enjoy your visit and come back often.

Hamilton County Was Established in 1819Hamilton
County Tennessee was created by an act of the General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee on October 25, 1819 with lands taken from Rhea County. Only lands
north of the Tennessee River were included in its boundaries until the Treaty
of 1835 added the Cherokee Nation, south of the river.

The
county
was
named
for
Alexander
Hamilton,
Secretary
of
the
Treasury
in
the
administration
of
George
Washington.
The
first
courthouse
for
Hamilton
County
was
Poe’s
Tavern
at
Poe’s
Cross
Roads.
Later
the
farm
of Asahel
Rawlings
was
selected
as
the
county
seat
and
a
log
courthouse
was
erected.
The
county
seat
was
originally
known
as
“Hamilton
County
Courthouse”
until
it
was
given
the
name
Dallas,
in
honor
of
Alexander
James
Dallas.
Dallas
remained
the
county
seat
until
1840
when
it
was
moved
to
Vann’s
Town
and
soon
afterward
to
Harrison.
In
1870
the
county
seat
wasmoved
to
Chattanooga
where
it
remains
today.

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